"I was doing business and entrusted my girlfriend with the entire money while in the bush burning charcoal, but she took the money and business and went her way. I was completely frustrated and left almost to commit suicide. It's through God almighty I was able to recovered and decided not to worry until Givedirectly came in my town and I was selected as one of the successful recipients. Therefore, My goal is to improve my house and buy more goods to start my business."

"We uses approximately KES 50000 from our second transfer to help build our new house to completion. We used the remaining amount of KES 3000 to buy fertilizers, maize seeds for planting and used some to pay for educational needs of our four children. Hsad we not been beneficiaries of this program then we would not have completed the construction of our house yet. I am personally grateful for the help GiveDirectly offered us."

"My additional goal is to buy another dairy cow. I have always wanted to have a dairy cow that will help me feed my young family easily by providing us with milk for consumption as well as sell the surplus produced. Once I got my second transfer, I used it to buy a dairy cow worth KES 35000. It was very unfortunate because the dairy cow died shortly after I bought it. I take care of my children a lone and it is not until I get this dairy cow that I will be able to secure a regular supply of food for them. I look forward to buying this dairy cow soon."

"We used an amount totallying to KES 50000 from the second transfer to pay my school fees and that of my husband. The money came at a time that my husband badly needed the money in order for him to be allowed to graduate and I also needed money to be able to sit for my end of semester exam. We are happy that GiveDirectly enabled us realize this and made our dreams come true. As a family we feel so much indebted to GiveDirectly."

"It was around 5.30 pm when I saw an unread message on my phone after getting back from the farm as I was checking what time it was. I became so happy and immediately informed my spouse about the good news. He was equally overjoyed and he informed me that we should call the water tank dealers and book one as we had earlier on planned."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have live assets that I can rely on in case of an emergency. Also, I will be earning money through the sale of surplus when they reproduce and apart from this, I will be able to save KES 1000 monthly that I usually spend on milk. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for enabling me to achieve all this as I would not have been able to achieve them on my own had I not received the transfer."

"It was 4.30 pm when I saw the Mpesa message indicating that KES 55000 had been deposited into my account. I immediately knew that it was the promised money that I had been eagerly waiting for and my heart was filled with joy. Even though I did not cash it out immediately, I was at peace that I would finally fulfill my dream in life."

"My major goal was for me to build a house and also start goat rearing farming, so far I plan to concentrate on the goat rearing project fully, I don't have any other new goal at the moment, I am glad that I was able to plan well thus I m grateful for the support that improved my life."

"My next goal is for me to be able to acquire another cow, I plan to achieve this by saving up the money from my business now that I don't need to buy milk daily, I am thankful for the support that was an eye-opener to new and better beginnings."

"We are grateful for the support that gave us an opportunity for us to uplift our lives regardless of our social status, I was able to revive my business, I have seen my village mate build houses, others bought cattle. I have not witnessed anything that was not done well."